Transformers: Warborn Sign-Up Thread

The Decepticons have won the Great War, and have forced the Autobots to the stars. This takes place around the 26th Century.

The Great War was a global conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons which spread throughout the cosmos. The Decepticons were formed by the corrupt politician Megatron, who deceived his followers into believing that they were fighting for societal and political upheaval, reforming the corrupt Functionalist system into a far more democratic system. Secretly, Megatron sought for control over Cybertron and its many colonies, and wanted to unify the Milky Way under his authority. He saw himself as the valiant martyr for all of mechakind, fighting against the impurity of organic lifeforms. The Autobots led by Guardian Prime eventually splintered from the Decepticons when they recognized Megatron's true intentions and fought back. The war itself lasted for anywhere between one thousand stellar cycles to one hundred thousand stellar cycles, though it is more likely in between the two.

The war escalated, eventually spanning the entirety of Cybertron, the Hadean System, and the Colonial Frontier. Eventually, the war moved to a backwater planet called Earth located on the Outer Rim of the Orion Arm. There, the Decepticons launched an invasion, funding global terrorist organisations, such as COBRA, while the Autobots sided with the human natives. For humanity, their technology increased exponentially, to the point where they managed to kick-start their own little empire called the Human Confederacy. Following the Scouring of Old Nebulos, humanity attempted to force all Cybertronians within the Allowed Zone, but Megatron forced the Cybertronian Empire to merge with the Decepticons and personally led a counterattack on the Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet. They eventually managed to win after a few months of war, and they devastated Tamil Duniya - which is now classified as a Dead World by the Confederacy.

Finally, the Decepticons turned their attention to the Autobots and ransacked Iacon. They torched the Autobase, murdering thousands of the Autobots inside. They dragged Guardian Prime out kicking and screaming and forced him to sign the Tyrest Accords, granting the Decepticons amnesty for their war crimes and officially declaring that they won the War, and then they murdered him. Many Autobots fled Cybertron, though some remained on Cybertron to assist the Decepticons post-war, and some colonized a planet, naming it New Iacon. Meanwhile, New Cybertron (formerly Pyrovar, until it was cyberformed by the Decepticons during the Great War) was retaken by Ultra Magnus's Autobots, who are now trying to rally together an army to take back Cybertron. New Iacon became a fascist dictatorship under Star Sabre's iron fist, which caused a resistance movement to form, headed by Alpha Magnus. On Cybertron, the Resistance has formed to overthrow the ruling High Lords and the Builder Assembly. Transwarp technology has now been invented, allowing everyone to travel to the past, and to the far future. The High Lords and the Builder Assembly seek to use this newfound technology to consolidate their rule for eternity, while others seek to merely peek into the future and observe what will happen in the future.

Rules:

No Godmodding, no Autohitting, and no Metagaming.

For the moment, I shall be limiting the amount of characters you may possess to ten in total, or five from each faction. The factions available are currently the Autobots, the Decepticons, Neutrals, and the Human Confederacy. For storyline purposes, I will reserve Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Gnashteeth, Star Sabre and Alpha Magnus. Powerhouses like Metroplex can only be played by the OP and in-game moderators.

If you must speak OOC in the IC, please use parenthesis: either (()) or [[]].

If you are portraying a spy, they need to be seen collecting the information. They can't just know information as a plot device right off the bat.

No flaming or similar behaviour in either the IC or the OOC, please. On that note, no OOC drama.

If you are going to be absent for a long duration of time or permanently, please tell us beforehand.

Combiners will be played by the OP and in-game moderators. You may play as one of their components. You may only play as one component of a "duo", such as a Micromaster Combiner.

OCs are allowed, but ensure that they are well-written and are not Mary Sues.

Character deaths will, ideally, be quite common in this RP; please keep that in mind.

Can I join? What about Optimus? I have way too many questions.
I'll be taking Rapido, Gutcruncher, Ironfist, Slapdash, Snapdragon (I'll be using the bio from my RPG if that's not a problem), Motormaster and the one and only, best detective ever - Nightbeat.

Can I join? What about Optimus? I have way too many questions.
I'll be taking Rapido, Gutcruncher, Ironfist, Slapdash, Snapdragon (I'll be using the bio from my RPG if that's not a problem), Motormaster and the one and only, best detective ever - Nightbeat.

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Yes, you can join. You can use bios from your RPG if you want.

My plan for Optimus is to have him as a former Decepticon and a potential candidate for the Phase-Sixer process. He left for moral reasons. He currently is located on the Ark. If you want to have some human characters, then I'd like to remind you that those in the present are members of the Human Confederacy. If you want to take a character like, for example, Sari Sumdac or Spike Witwicky, then I'd probably adapt them for this purpose. If you want to alter a character's personality, then, by all means, you can do so. I just thought it might be a good idea to confirm that, if you're interested.

Bio: Cocky, unflappable and very clever, Rapido uses his tactical genius and incredible land-speed to outwit the Decepticons. Born centuries into the war, Rapido was made a soldier. He was constructed cold on the AOCH as part of the 5th wave of M.T.O.s (Made to order). Now onboard of the Hyperion he and his team of Autobots are heading for Cybertron to negotiate with Supreme Leader Star Saber.

Strength: 7

Intelligence: 8

Speed: 10

Endurance: 7

Rank: 9

Courage: 10

Firepower: 7

Skill: 10

(What does "rank" stand for?)

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Name: Gutcruncher

Appearance:

Faction: Decepticon

Function: Strategist

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian Tank

Planet of Birth: Petrex, Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: The Decepticon flagship - Trypticon

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: Gutcruncher is a very ambitious mechanoid. He's bartered a deal to sell Autobot remains as scrap metal on various interstellar markets, and there are rumors that some of those parts were from fellow Decepticons who stood in Gutcruncher's way up the ranks. He's incredibly cold and calculating, he's got the muscle and firepower to back up his plans. Autobots fear him because he's a ruthless force of nature on the battlefield. Decepticons fear him because he may have already calculated their net worth to some shady black-market metal-monger, and is merely awaiting the right opportunity to cash in. And most important of all Megatron finds his brain and personality highly useful.

Strength: 10

Intelligence: 9

Speed: 3

Endurance: 8

Rank: 9

Courage: 9

Firepower: 10

Skill: 8

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Name: Nightbeat

Appearance:

Faction: Autobot

Function: Detective

Alternate Mode: Aston Martin DB9

Planet of Birth: Yuss, Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: Gorlam Prime

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: Nightbeat, constructed cold in Yuss during the Clampdown, is a self-declared detective, loves mystery, suspense, and conspiracy. When Nightbeat is on the trail for clues, nothing else matters. This monomania has famously gotten him into trouble over his head more times than he can count, yet in the face of adversity, he remains cool, confident, and even irreverent. He has insulted creatures many times his size and committed huge faux-pas to uncover the truth. It is not so much that Nightbeat is brave, but more that, when the thrill of the hunt has him, he will not be denied. He resides now on Gorlam Prime as a detective for hire and guardian, planet similar to Cybertron but staying neutral from the war, the humans there are descendants of the once Autobot companions - Sparkplug Witwicky, Hector Ramirez, G.B. Blackrock. Now being Butch and Spike Witwicky, Adam Ramirez and R.J. Blackrock respectively.

Bio: Master swordsman, this one is a muscle for hire. His list of victims includes Breakdown, Smackdown, Motorbreath and many more. Recntly he got locked up in IPC - the most guarded prison in the universe. Everybody either hate him or fear him.

Strength: 10

Intelligence: 6

Speed: 5

Endurance: 8

Rank: 6

Courage: 8

Firepower: 8

Skill: 10

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Name: Ironfist

Appearance:

Faction: Autobot

Function: Inventor

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian Truck

Planet of Birth: Iacon, Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: Autobase Parliament

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: Great friend, great comrade but most important of all great weapons manufacturer. He was forged in Iacon before the war and joined Iaconian Mechaforensic Division. When the war broke out he joined the Autobots and he moved to the Kimia Facility. With the war wagin over millenia and the Decepticons became stronger and stronger. He took it upon himself to take out the evil. He upgraded his body with wathever technology he had and armed it to the teeth. After some clashes with the foe he became really crippled. Now stationed in the Autobase Parliament, he's being repaired by Perceptor.

Strength: 6

Intelligence: 9

Speed: 5

Endurance: 7

Rank: 7

Courage: 8

Firepower: 10 (if we're talking about his fully functioning body)

Skill: 7

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Name: Slapdash

Appearance:

Faction: Star Saber's Autobots

Function: Star Saber's Advisor

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian "Formula One" Racing car

Planet of Birth: Operation: Thunderhead, Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: Minipax

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: Intelligent and likeable describe Slabdash best. Apart from that he is a good soldier and good with words. That's why Star Saber keeps him around. Built way into the war above the so-called "Operation: Thunderhead", he leapt into battle as part of the secon wave of M.T.O.s. He hates Star Saber and want to get rid of him but his position doesn't allow him to do it.

Strength: 7

Intelligence: 10

Speed: 9

Endurance: 7

Rank: 10

Courage: 5

Firepower: 6

Skill: 6

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Name: Snapdragon

Appearance:

Faction: Decepticon

Function: Torturer

Alternate Mode: Dragon, Cybertronian Jet

Planet of Birth: Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: The High Pavilions

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: What Snapdragon does, he does it with deliberation and love for the Decepticon cause. He loves nothing more than bathing in putrid grease pits or, if those aren't available, the running fuel from his victims' corpses. His bouts of animalistic fury and sheer love of destruction would make him an excellent warrior if not for the fact that he's also as lazy as the Emptiness in the Dead End. Somethimes he acts like he's more than meets the eye.

Bio: Cocky, unflappable and very clever, Rapido uses his tactical genius and incredible land-speed to outwit the Decepticons. Born centuries into the war, Rapido was made a soldier. He was constructed cold on the AOCH as part of the 5th wave of M.T.O.s (Made to order). Now onboard of the Hyperion he and his team of Autobots are heading for Cybertron to negotiate with Supreme Leader Star Saber.

Strength: 7

Intelligence: 8

Speed: 10

Endurance: 7

Rank: 9

Courage: 10

Firepower: 7

Skill: 10

(What does "rank" stand for?)

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Name: Gutcruncher

Appearance: TBA

Faction: Decepticon

Function: Strategist

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian Tank

Planet of Birth: Petrex, Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: The Decepticon flagship - Trypticon

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: Gutcruncher is a very ambitious mechanoid. He's bartered a deal to sell Autobot remains as scrap metal on various interstellar markets, and there are rumors that some of those parts were from fellow Decepticons who stood in Gutcruncher's way up the ranks. He's incredibly cold and calculating, he's got the muscle and firepower to back up his plans. Autobots fear him because he's a ruthless force of nature on the battlefield. Decepticons fear him because he may have already calculated their net worth to some shady black-market metal-monger, and is merely awaiting the right opportunity to cash in. And most important of all Megatron finds his brain and personality highly useful.

Strength: 10

Intelligence: 9

Speed: 3

Endurance: 8

Rank: 9

Courage: 9

Firepower: 10

Skill: 8

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Name: Nightbeat

Appearance: TBA

Faction: Autobot

Function: Detective

Alternate Mode: Past - Aston Martin DB9, Present - Cybertronian car

Planet of Birth: Yuss, Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: Past - Earth, Present - Gorlam Prime

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Past/Present

Bio: Nightbeat, constructed cold in Yuss during the Clampdown, is a self-declared detective, loves mystery, suspense, and conspiracy. When Nightbeat is on the trail for clues, nothing else matters. This monomania has famously gotten him into trouble over his head more times than he can count, yet in the face of adversity, he remains cool, confident, and even irreverent. He has insulted creatures many times his size and committed huge faux-pas to uncover the truth. It is not so much that Nightbeat is brave, but more that, when the thrill of the hunt has him, he will not be denied.

Bio: Master swordsman, this one is a muscle for hire. His list of victims includes Breakdown, Smackdown, Motorbreath and many more. Recntly he got locked up in IPC - the most guarded prison in the universe. Everybody either hate him or fear him.

Strength: 10

Intelligence: 6

Speed: 5

Endurance: 8

Rank: 6

Courage: 8

Firepower: 8

Skill: 10

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Name: Ironfist

Appearance: TBA

Faction: Autobot

Function: Inventor

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian Truck

Planet of Birth: Iacon, Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: Autobase Parliament

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: Great friend, great comrade but most important of all great weapons manufacturer. He was forged in Iacon before the war and joined Iaconian Mechaforensic Division. When the war broke out he joined the Autobots and he moved to the Kimia Facility. With the war wagin over millenia and the Decepticons became stronger and stronger. He took it upon himself to take out the evil. He upgraded his body with wathever technology he had and armed it to the teeth. After some clashes with the foe he became really crippled. Now stationed in the Autobase Parliament, he's being repaired by Perceptor.

Strength: 6

Intelligence: 9

Speed: 5

Endurance: 7

Rank: 7

Courage: 8

Firepower: 10 (if we're talking about his fully functioning body)

Skill: 7

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Name: Slapdash

Appearance: TBA

Faction: Star Saber's Autobots

Function: Star Saber's Advisor

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian "Formula One" Racing car

Planet of Birth: Operation: Thunderhead, Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: Minipax

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: Intelligent and likeable describe Slabdash best. Apart from that he is a good soldier and good with words. That's why Star Saber keeps him around. Built way into the war above the so-called "Operation: Thunderhead", he leapt into battle as part of the secon wave of M.T.O.s. He hates Star Saber and want to get rid of him but his position doesn't allow him to do it.

Strength: 7

Intelligence: 10

Speed: 9

Endurance: 7

Rank: 10

Courage: 5

Firepower: 6

Skill: 6

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Name: Snapdragon

Appearance: TBA

Faction: Decepticon

Function: Torturer

Alternate Mode: Dragon, Cybertronian Jet

Planet of Birth: Cybertron

Current Whereabouts: The High Pavilions

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present

Bio: What Snapdragon does, he does it with deliberation and love for the Decepticon cause. He loves nothing more than bathing in putrid grease pits or, if those aren't available, the running fuel from his victims' corpses. His bouts of animalistic fury and sheer love of destruction would make him an excellent warrior if not for the fact that he's also as lazy as the Emptiness in the Dead End. Somethimes he acts like he's more than meets the eye.

Strength: 9

Intelligence: 4

Speed: 8

Endurance: 6

Rank: 7

Courage: 7

Firepower: 8

Skill: 7

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Accepted.

Rank stands for how high or low a 'bot is in a faction's chain-of-command.

As a reminder, I'm still editing these profiles. More will be coming soon.

Credit to Gogo for the drawings of my characters.
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Name: Optimus.

Appearance: Imagine his Animated incarnation, except with a more physically imposing build and two wings that fold like capes.

Faction: Autobot (ex-Decepticon).

Function: General; Phase-Sixer.

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian Jet.

Planet of Birth: Rodion, Cybertron.

Current Whereabouts: Onboard the Ark.

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present.

Bio:
Eons ago, Optimus Prime was a member of the Decepticons. He was known as a 'war-born': a Cybertronian forged during the Great War. As soon as he was protoformed, he was conscripted into the Rodonite Academy, and soon after that, he was elected by Megatron to become a Phase-Sixer because he bore a Point One Percenter. He was infused with ununtrium and other horrific experiments were conducted on him to lead to the process. It succeeded, and he was ordered to lead the charge during the Simanzi Massacre. There, he realized the true brutality of the Decepticons and abandoned them, joining the Autobots. He fought with the Autobots during the rest of the Great War, though he joined the Resistance during the dark period where the Cybertronian race was on the brink of plunging themselves into an even bigger civil war between more factions. After the end of the Great War, he left New Cybertron on his Ark and began to search for new warriors to join his cause: overthrow the Decepticons and Star Sabre.

Strength: 10+.

Intelligence: 9.0.

Speed: 8.5.

Endurance: 10+.

Rank: 9.5.

Courage: 9.0.

Firepower: 10.0.

Skill: 9.0.

Name: Megatron.

Appearance: Imagine his Transformers Generation One incarnation mixed with his Transformers Prime incarnation.

Faction: Decepticon.

Function: Decepticon Emperor.

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian Jet (Think TFPrime).

Planet of Birth: Tarn, Cybertron.

Current Whereabouts: On Cybertron.

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present.

Bio:
Ruthless, cunning and jingoistic, Megatron truly believes that what he is always in the right - no matter how cruel his actions may be. Eons ago, before the Great War, he was impeached from the office of Tarnian Prime Minister, and he then rallied together an army which he dubbed the "Decepticons", manipulating them into believing that they were fighting for political and social upheaval, whereas they were all merely fighting for Megatron to regain his power. The Great War began, and quickly spread throughout not only Cybertron, but throughout the entire Colonial Frontier. Then, the war spread to Earth, which ended up with humanity becoming extremely technologically-advanced, to the point of overcoming mortality, and forcing all Cybertronians into the Allowed Zone. He led the charge to break the Cybertronian Empire out of the Allowed Zone and the Battle for Cybertron, which saw the Autobots forced off Cybertron and to the stars.

Strength: 10+.

Intelligence: 10.0.

Speed: 9.5.

Endurance: 10+.

Rank: 10.0.

Courage: 9.5.

Firepower: 10.0.

Skill: 9.0.

Name: Starscream.

Appearance: Imagine his RID2015 appearance, but about as tall as Megatron and more physically imposing.

Faction: Decepticon.

Function: Aerospace Commander.

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian Fighter Plane.

Planet of Birth: Vos, Cybertron.

Current Whereabouts: On Cybertron.

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present.

Bio:
The figurehead of the Ruling Dictators of Vos, tyrants of the Vosian Dominion in the stellar cycles before the outbreak of the Great War, Starscream is ruthless, cruel, callous and cunning. He is willing to kill anyone he has to in his path, which is why he volunteered to become a Phase-Sixer. He eventually managed to become the leader of the Phase-Sixers, though he let his apprentice Heretech took up the position of Phase-Sixer Commander when he decided to join the Aerospace Command. He fought with Megatron on Earth when they landed on Earth, and after the war, he took up a prestigious position in the High Lord hierarchy.

Strength: 10.0.

Intelligence: 10+.

Speed: 10+.

Endurance: 10.0.

Rank: 9.5.

Courage: 9.0.

Firepower: 9.5.

Skill: 9.0.

Name: Star Sabre.

Appearance:

Faction: Autobot.

Function: 1984-esque Dictator.

Alternate Mode: Cybertronian Jet.

Planet of Birth: Iacon, Cybertron.

Current Whereabouts: Cybertropolis, New Iacon.

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future?: Present.

Bio: [WIP]
Incredibly egotistical, Star Sabre is the ruler of New Iacon. He believes that he is the sole true herald of Primus, sent to this mortal plane to destroy all of the non-Primalist infidels. He portrays himself as a valiant hero sacrificing himself to the whims of evil in order to defeat it. In reality, however, he hates everything that isn't himself - even Primus and the Guiding Hand. He especially hates the likes of Alpha Magnus, who has resisted the Ministry and formed a resistance movement. He created the Ministry as his advisors after New Iacon was colonized following the Autobots' defeat on Cybertron.

Current Whereabouts: Paris,France,Europe,hidden behind the bars of The Eiffel Tower.

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future? Present

Bio:A devoted Firecon,Sparkstalker is the one who keeps Cindersaur and Flamefeather in line.Without this Firecon,only 1 would exist.A strong eagle that shoots venom,Sparkstalker is to be reckoned with.

Strength:8

Intelligence:9

Speed:7

Endurance:9

Rank:3.3/5

Courage:7

Firepower:8

Skill:8

Expect Flamefeather later this week.And the Neutral Cybertronian Sureshot.

Current Whereabouts: Paris,France,Europe,hidden behind the bars of The Eiffel Tower.

Are They Located In The Past, Present, or Future? Present

Bio:A devoted Firecon,Sparkstalker is the one who keeps Cindersaur and Flamefeather in line.Without this Firecon,only 1 would exist.A strong eagle that shoots venom,Sparkstalker is to be reckoned with.

Strength:8

Intelligence:9

Speed:7

Endurance:9

Rank:3.3/5

Courage:7

Firepower:8

Skill:8

Expect Flamefeather later this week.And the Neutral Cybertronian Sureshot.

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Accepted. Would you be interested in reserving any members of the Human Confederacy?